High-precision laser welding for a wide range of materials, thicknesses, and sizes at Scandinavia's largest laser centre.

Laser welding is no longer costly and inaccessible. Laser welding is made available to the Danish industry on very small and large workpieces and in many different materials.

Making laser welding of "impossible" parts and materials a reality for the Danish industry

If you are developing a product and wonder whether it can be laser welded, the answer is almost always yes.

At the laser centre, laser welding is available on items like the following:

  • Prototypes
  • Small series and zero series
  • Tiny and very thin materials and workpieces
  • Very large and very thick workpieces
  • Foils, from foil-to-foil to foil-on-very-thick-object
  • Materials near magnets
  • Parts sensible to deformation
  • Heat-sensitive parts
  • Meshes and woven materials
  • Plastic-to-plastic
  • Plastic-to-metal
  • Cannulae and needles, which still need to remain hollow after welding

Laser welding involving complex geometries and multiple materials

The Laser Centre helps the Danish industry maintain and increase its competitiveness by offering assistance in laser welding involving complex geometries and various materials.

Laser welding is available in the following materials and alloys:

  • Iron
  • Steel
  • Stainless steel
  • High-strength steel
  • Aluminium
  • Precious metals
  • Plastic
  • Titanium
  • Brass
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The Laser Centre is home to Scandinavia's most modern and precise laser welding equipment, which benefits the Danish industry.

Facilities 

The Laser Centre's facilities include many modern industrial lasers spanning a wide range of applications. These enable laser welding of materials with thicknesses ranging from a few micrometres to several centimetres, as well as surface repair and cladding.

  • 16 kW (CW) disc lasers (2 units) with fibre optics
  • 4 kW (CW) disc laser with fibre optics
  • 200 W fibre laser for fine work
  • 60 W diode laser for polymer welding
  • XYZ guide system with granite plane, CNC-controlled 
  • Robots that can be connected to disc lasers via fibre optics 
  • Turntable with component rotation and tilt; max. 1000 kg
  • Lathe for component rotation; max. 4000 kg, 3 metres
  • Full-length robot guide rail for use with lathe, 5 metres
  • Optics and equipment for laser welding and laser hybrid welding, LHW
  • Optics and equipment for additive manufacturing, cladding, and 3D printing via DED (directed energy deposition)
  • Optics and equipment for internal cladding (e.g., inside pipes)
  • Process monitoring – online temperature control
  • Powder nozzle for additive manufacturing, cladding, and 3D macro printing with associated powder-feeding equipment
  • Controlled atmosphere chamber for handling titanium processes
  • Thermal spraying and metallisation systems

Advanced control systems help lasers, guides, and robots work together to ensure high and consistent quality in every application, from laser welding to surface treatment. 

From welding procedure development to aerospace laser welding

The Laser Centre performs large and small jobs for customers, including laser welding, advanced laser cladding, and welding procedure development. You can even get assistance developing welding procedures for your laser welding equipment.

Additionally, we contribute to international research projects on various topics, including medicine, maritime transport, and aerospace.

The Laser Centre has assisted the European Space Agency (ESA) with advanced laser welding of rocket nozzles and manufactured waterproof sensors for measurements on the seabed. It has also developed welding methods for heavy industry contexts, such as shipyards and thin-sheet welding near magnets for the pharmaceutical industry.

Contact us if you need more information about 3D printing or if you need to print in 3D.